The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception.
Mifepristone is the first pill in the typical two-drug medication abortion regimen. A study found a potential substitute for mifepristone, which has been targeted by abortion opponents.
A group of 15 states have reached a tentative new deal that would require them to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars from the settlement in a legal-defense fund for the family.
A man who fired at police officers, injuring seven of them, at an apartment in San Antonio on Wednesday night was later found dead, the authorities said.
Kash Patel, Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the bureau, has made a series of spurious assertions about the Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.
Experts have long known that cats are susceptible to the bird flu virus. And feline infections surged after the virus began circulating in dairy farms about a year ago.
The high popularity that the Ukrainian president had in the early days of the Russian invasion, with an approval rating of about 90 percent, has dipped badly.
A new trouble spot for President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has emerged: the revival of a political opposition animated by the prospects of a cease-fire and the elections that could soon follow.
“The Brutalist” and “Wicked” secured 10 nominations apiece in a year with a wide-open best picture race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.
The “Emilia Pérez” star isn’t the first trans Oscar nominee. Anohni was up for best song, and Elliot Page was a contender before coming out publicly as trans.
The Saudi media reported that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had spoken with President Trump, who made the kingdom the first stop on his first overseas presidential trip in 2017.
The country is at the forefront of a wider crunch spreading across Europe, and its prime minister has proposed a 100 percent tax aimed at foreign real estate investors.
The Spanish government is cracking down on foreign real estate purchases and short-term rentals to address a severe housing crisis, now among the worst in Europe.
Mr. Trump has ordered that officials responsible for overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government be put on paid administrative leave.
Officials warned residents across the South that the effects of a major winter storm were not over, and that driving remained a hazard on roads frozen with slippery ice.
Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.
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